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Medication for ADD- what have you tried, what has worked, not worked, etc.
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<blockquote data-quote="Methuselah" data-source="post: 458904" data-attributes="member: 12725"><p>Hi. My youngest son, Slugger, has ADD and was on Strattera, which helped him a tad, but didn't make me not wish for a cattle prod daily. About six months ago, we found out he has iron deficiency anemia. He had a major growth spurt which depleted his iron levels and caused him to start eating/craving weird things--flour, baking chocolate (yuck!), etc. When he was put on iron pills, the cravings went away...and so did the ADD (and his heart murmur.) We realize the iron deficiency was there all the time, but never really reared its ugly head. I don't know if this is the same for your niece. She may be like my oldest son who had ADHD with full blown rages. Strattera helped with both problems. He has been off medications for two years. Every summer we would try to teach him coping skills, but he wasn't mature enough. It wasn't until he was about 15 he could recognize he was going to rage and/or be hyper and do what he needed to do to get himself under control. His friends help him, too. So does sleep. Lots and lots of sleep. </p><p></p><p>Has your niece started her period? I know that when my girls were about to start theirs, the rush of estrogen was too much for their brains and they cranked their way around the house for a month or two before their period came. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry your family is going through this. It is wonderful you are so supportive and helpful to both your mom and your niece. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Methuselah, post: 458904, member: 12725"] Hi. My youngest son, Slugger, has ADD and was on Strattera, which helped him a tad, but didn't make me not wish for a cattle prod daily. About six months ago, we found out he has iron deficiency anemia. He had a major growth spurt which depleted his iron levels and caused him to start eating/craving weird things--flour, baking chocolate (yuck!), etc. When he was put on iron pills, the cravings went away...and so did the ADD (and his heart murmur.) We realize the iron deficiency was there all the time, but never really reared its ugly head. I don't know if this is the same for your niece. She may be like my oldest son who had ADHD with full blown rages. Strattera helped with both problems. He has been off medications for two years. Every summer we would try to teach him coping skills, but he wasn't mature enough. It wasn't until he was about 15 he could recognize he was going to rage and/or be hyper and do what he needed to do to get himself under control. His friends help him, too. So does sleep. Lots and lots of sleep. Has your niece started her period? I know that when my girls were about to start theirs, the rush of estrogen was too much for their brains and they cranked their way around the house for a month or two before their period came. I am sorry your family is going through this. It is wonderful you are so supportive and helpful to both your mom and your niece. :) [/QUOTE]
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